For often-underfunded non-profits, merch can help raise funds and visibility – here are gifts that support animal conservation, civil liberties and public media19 unique small business gifts that beat predictable US big brandsSign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, b…

The camera is a vintage-inspired model that you can get just in time for the holidays.

Exclusive: UK government’s ‘naive belief’ that Trump is a good faith actor ‘could cost UK taxpayer billions’, says health select committee chair Ministers and senior MPs have warned that the UK’s agreements with Donald Trump are “built on sand” after the Guardian established that the deal to avoid d…

arXiv:2509.24102v2 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: Moral reasoning has emerged as a promising research direction for Large Language Models (LLMs), yet achieving generalization remains a central challenge. From a linguistic standpoint, this difficulty arises because LLMs are adept at capturing dist…

From CSI to Amsterdam, check out the characters Swift has played on screen.

Medline Inc. shares surged 21% in their trading debut, after the medical supplier raised $6.26 billion in the year’s biggest initial public offering. 
The shares opened at $35 each, versus the IPO price of $29. Medline, which counts Blackstone Inc., Carlyle Group Inc. and Hellman & Friedman among it…

President Donald J. Trump is set to deliver a primetime national address from the White House at 9 p.m. ET on Wednesday. The address, set to focus on Trump’s economic record and his 2026 policy priorities, comes at a critical moment for the Republican leader. The president’s handling of tariff-linke…

The recall affects So Delicious Dairy Free's Salted Caramel Cluster ice cream with best by dates of Aug. 8, 2027.

How can merchants trust agentic transactions? Visa and Akamai's partnership is here to help.

Commons committee monitoring revolving door that gave jobs to George Osborne, Nick Clegg and Tony BlairWhen the billionaire chief executive of AI chipmaker Nvidia threw a party in central London for Donald Trump’s state visit in September, the power imbalance between Silicon Valley and British polit…

The police in London and Manchester said they would take a “more assertive” approach after the Bondi Beach massacre and a terrorist attack at a British synagogue.

Prasad's exit comes after Amazon struggled to show its internal AI efforts could match those of rivals—and just as reports surface that Amazon is discussing a big investment into OpenAI

The Senate on Wednesday passed a bill by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) aimed at boosting military helicopter safety, particularly around Reagan Washington National Airport, after a battle in recent days to have it included in the National Defense Authorization Act. Cruz sought and received unanimous conse…

President Trump on Wednesday met with the families of U.S. servicemembers who were killed in Syria last weekend and participated in a dignified transfer, a solemn ceremony where the troops’ remains are returned to the U.S. Trump attended the proceedings at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware for Sgt. …

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Robinhood rolls out updates to its AI assistant and prediction market offerings. Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev addressed concerns about integrity and consumer protection in prediction markets. He said that sports-prediction markets are regulated entirely differently from sports betting, and have had the …

Brendan Carr’s declaration raises concerns amid Trump efforts to exert greater control over independent agenciesThe Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is not an “independent” agency, its chairman suggested on Wednesday, as the word was scrubbed from its online mission statement.Brendan Carr’s d…

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Senate Democrats will speak with reporters Wednesday afternoon to unveil a new initiative to lower costs. Democrats have leaned heavily into the affordability message in recent weeks, following a slew of key election wins and as high prices and infla…

House GOP moderates on Wednesday privately huddled with a bipartisan group of senators to begin plotting the next steps on extending the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced subsidies. The meeting came after four Republicans broke ranks and signed a Democratic-led discharge petition, pushing it to the 218…

Former special counsel Jack Smith is testifying behind closed doors on Wednesday over his investigations into President Trump. CBS News Justice Department reporter Jake Rosen has more details.

The company says it is protecting nursing home residents by curbing unnecessary hospital transfers. Whistleblowers allege cost-cutting tactics have endangered the elderlyThree nursing home residents died because employees of the American healthcare giant UnitedHealth Group helped delay or deny them …

Everyone’s favorite interstellar comet posed for one more portrait recently. The European Space Agency’s XMM-Newton mission nabbed 3I/ATLAS on December 3rd from about 283 million kilometers distant. This comes as the comet is set to make its closest passage versus Earth this coming Friday, on Decemb…

Nick Reiner has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder for the stabbing deaths of his parents

Nomura European Economist Josie Anderson says the bigger-than-expected drop in UK inflation could see more BOE policymakers voting for a rate cut and raises the probability of more cuts than expected in 2026. She speaks to Bloomberg's Francine Lacqua on 'The Pulse.' (Source: Bloomberg)

Nineteen-year-old Freesia Gaul built a VR prototype thanks to MIT OpenCourseWare classes that provided “a solid foundation of knowledge and problem-solving abilities.”

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The news highlights YouTube's growing dominance in the television space and a major shift as streaming takes on more live events.

Elon Musk’s company is suing a startup that wants to resurrect Twitter, claiming it never gave up the brand.

One analyst isn't quite ready to call a bottom, but says bitcoin is surely in an oversold condition.

The fictional station was brought to life by a U.K. media company as a real-world pop-up running through the end of the year — and radio veterans say it gets every detail right

These reports are a common tool for driving EPR for packaging programs. But who should lead the process and decide the data strategy and timeline?

Shifts in Hadramout and al-Mahra intensify Yemen's fragmentation, risking further economic and political instability.

The stacked bill adds to a unique weekend where Wilco and Billy Bragg will perform songs from Mermaid Avenue

arXiv:2508.01031v4 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: Computer Aided Design (CAD) plays a pivotal role in industrial manufacturing but typically requires a high level of expertise from designers. To lower the entry barrier and improve design efficiency, we present an agent for CAD conceptual design p…

arXiv:2510.07851v2 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: The Functional Machine Calculus (Heijltjes 2022) is a new approach to unifying the imperative and functional programming paradigms. It extends the lambda-calculus, preserving the key features of confluent reduction and typed termination, to embed …

The Venezuelan government was said to have ordered the escort, according to two people familiar with the matter. It was not immediately clear whether the vessels were subject to U.S. sanctions.

Cisco said it discovered a Chinese hacking campaign targeting its customers by exploiting a zero-day in some of the company's most popular products.

The game will be made by Delphi Interactive and released in time for the 2026 World Cup.

The show was hosted by ABC for more than a half-century and reveals the latest major shakeup in Hollywood.

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) on Wednesday called White House border czar Tom Homan "sick" after he said the Trump administration is investigating her for alleged immigration fraud. Independent journalist Nicholas Ballasy asked Omar on Capitol Hill if she had a response to recent comments Homan made dur…

arXiv:2512.14388v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Quantum machine learning (QML) promises significant computational advantages, yet models trained on sensitive data risk memorizing individual records, creating serious privacy vulnerabilities. While Quantum Differential Privacy (QDP) mechanisms provid…

New research shows that Earth’s magnetic field has helped deliver atmospheric particles to the lunar surface over billions of years.

"We now ask for respect and privacy, for speculation to be tempered with compassion and humanity," Jake and Romy Reiner wrote

OK, I went ahead and voted for 20. This is my optimistic vote. I'm assuming that by the end of 2026 they will have worked out all of their operations protocols and will be launching about 3 per month using both VIFs. I think they will launch five Atlas...

A Second Amendment clash has erupted between the federal government and the U.S. Virgin Islands

arXiv:2510.19981v2 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: We propose FutrTrack, a modular camera-LiDAR multi-object tracking framework that builds on existing 3D detectors by introducing a transformer-based smoother and a fusion-driven tracker. Inspired by query-based tracking frameworks, FutrTrack emplo…

Lawmakers, union leaders and education officials say shifting programs out of the department risks losing expertise, adding bureaucracy and weakening support for students and families.

arXiv:2512.14683v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Hospitals lack automated systems to harness the growing volume of heterogeneous clinical and operational data to effectively forecast critical events. Early identification of patients at risk for deterioration is essential not only for patient care qu…

The producer's six show Sphere Las Vegas residency begins on March 5.

The HiRISE camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter just notched a big milestone, snapping its 100,000th photo of the Red Planet.

President Trump on Wednesday attended the dignified transfer of two National Guardsmen and an interpreter, who were killed in Syria.

Creative Artists Agency has announced its latest round of promotions, with 13 CAA Elevate trainees promoted to agent or executive roles. CAA Elevate is the agency’s next-generation training and practical development curriculum. The promoted class includes Ally Brzezinski, Oren Davidson, Emily Dunetz…

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Thread for the next Starlink Group 15 launch.Launch NET December 2025, from Vandenberg SLC-4E, on booster 10xx-xx. The first stage will attempt to land aboard Of Course I Still Love You.Payload 27 Starlink V2.0 Mini satellites, to a 70 ...

The token has resistance at the $1.53 and then the $1.64 levels.

When it comes to convenience, it’s hard to beat Amazon. And that rationale isn’t limited to consumers: Many local districts shopping for supplies with public funds apply the same logic. But the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) published a study earlier this month (via The American Prospect) …

Nick Reiner made a brief appearance in court on Wednesday morning on charges of murdering his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner. Reiner did not enter a plea and agreed to postpone his arraignment to Jan. 7. He was shackled and wore a blue suicide-prevention vest. Reiner faces two charges of murder, wi…

Manchester, Bradford and outer London boroughs among those to receive increases ministers hope will ‘restore pride’Which councils are the winners and losers – and will tax bills go up?Some of England’s most-deprived councils will receive a funding boost under a new three-year local government deal w…

Nick Reiner's lawyer asked the public to not “rush to judgement” before about the case against him.

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arXiv:2402.11542v2 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: Spatio-temporal knowledge graphs (STKGs) enhance traditional KGs by integrating temporal and spatial annotations, enabling precise reasoning over questions with spatio-temporal dependencies. Despite their potential, research on spatio-temporal kno…

arXiv:2407.07740v2 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: Comprehensive perception of the vehicle's environment and correct interpretation of the environment are crucial for the safe operation of autonomous vehicles. The perception of surrounding objects is the main component for further tasks such as tr…

Governor Jared Polis warned that breaking up Boulder’s NCAR would put ‘public safety at risk’The Trump administration is breaking up a research center praised as a “crown jewel” of climate research after accusing it of spreading “alarmism” about climate change.Russell Vought, the director of the Whi…

After the speaker denied them a vote on extending the subsidies, four Republicans from competitive districts joined Democrats’ bid to go around G.O.P. leaders and force action.

The singer says she's "very flattered" after the actor named her as one of his biggest British heroes.

arXiv:2512.13904v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: The real-time deployment of cascaded generative AI pipelines for applications like video translation is constrained by significant system-level challenges. These include the cumulative latency of sequential model inference and the quadratic ($\mathcal…

A prototype of the EV platform will be shown off at CES next month.

Back in December 2015, the Force awakened in Star Wars, but it quickly went back to sleep.

To impact your company positively, it's vital to spot talented people early in their employment. Here's why and how.

Behringer is no stranger to remaking classic synthesizers and selling them at much cheaper price points. However, this latest release may just take the budget-friendly cake. The company just introduced the UB-1 Micro, previously called the Spirit, a portable analog synth inspired by the Oberheim Mat…

The AI trade is unwinding — with investors increasingly worried about debt raising by companies like Oracle and CoreWeave used to finance AI data-center buildouts.

When buying enterprise content management software, businesses have several products to consider. Here are some of the leading ECM platforms to evaluate.

The stablecoin will facilitate tokenized asset transactions and is expected to be linked to the Brazilian real.

Robinhood rolls out updates to its AI assistant and prediction market offerings. Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev calls prediction markets a disruptive new market structure that can be applied to many scenarios and says the company may be at “the very beginning of a prediction-market supercycle.” He discuss…

The Guardian gained rare access to Royal Stoke university hospital to see how staff free up beds for patients in a gridlocked systemAcas offers to help break deadlock in resident doctors’ strikeThirteen ambulances are lined up at the rear of the Emergency Department (ED) of the Royal Stoke universit…

“History suggests Nvidia should modestly beat Eli Lilly over the next roughly two months,” notes a DataTrek analyst — but there are some caveats

"I’m stoked to cohost this year with one of the funniest dudes I know," the musician said.

Providence police are now looking for another individual as the manhunt for the shooter who killed two Brown University students stretches into its fifth day. CBS News' Tom Hanson has more.

Aerospace engineer Michi Benthaus will become the first wheelchair user ever to reach space on Thursday (Dec. 18), and you can watch her historic launch atop a Blue Origin rocket live.

In the modern era of rapid digital transformation, engineering leaders are expected to be more than project managers and technical experts. They need to be vision-setters, innovation enablers, and mentors shaping the next generation of talent.Leadership and mentorship, when paired with intention, do…

New plaques were spotted by reporters on Wednesday at the “Presidential Walk of Fame” along the West Wing Colonnade at the White House in which President Trump jabs at the most recent former presidents.  Former President Biden’s plaque references him as “Sleepy Joe Biden” and called him “the worst p…

Pimco raised more than $7 billion for an asset-based finance strategy, including its first funds designed exclusively for insurance companies and wealthy individuals. That's according to a person familiar with the matter. Bloomberg's Laura Benitez reports on "Bloomberg Markets" with Scarlet Fu. (Sou…

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (D) defended her office’s 2020 election subversion case against President Trump and his allies with vigor Wednesday at a state Senate hearing scrutinizing the prosecution. Across three hours of testimony, Willis denied deciding to pursue charges against T…

More than 3,500 cases of dressing, including Hidden Valley Ranch, recalled after ‘foreign objects’ were discoveredThousands of cases of salad dressing have been recalled in the US after “foreign objects” were discovered in the products, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).The recall …

Dads are traditionally tough to shop for—let me help with these handpicked gift ideas for fathers with great taste.

Your mobile carrier may offer better access than the airport's Wi-Fi, according to tests by Ookla. Results vary by airport.

arXiv:2403.00932v3 Announce Type: replace
Abstract: Large Language models (LLMs) are achieving state-of-the-art performance in many different downstream tasks. However, the increasing urgency of data privacy puts pressure on practitioners to train LLMs with Differential Privacy (DP) on private data…

arXiv:2512.14163v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: We investigate the weighted Group Lasso formulation for the static inverse electroencephalography (EEG) problem, aiming at reconstructing the unknown underlying neuronal sources from voltage measurements on the scalp. By modelling the three orthogonal…

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arXiv:2512.13852v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Graph Neural Networks (GNNs) have become the standard for graph representation learning but remain vulnerable to structural perturbations. We propose a novel framework that integrates persistent homology features with stability regularization to enhan…

A group of House Republican centrists defied House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday and helped House Democrats secure the 218 signatures needed to force a vote on extending Affordable Care Act tax credits.Why it matters: It's an extraordinary revolt against GOP leadership that ensures the H…

Quote from: meekGee on Today at 05:21 pmQuote from: Starship_SpaceX on Today at 05:43 amThe Zhejiang Maritime Safety Administration in China uncovered a case of illegal use of ...

Emerging-market stocks have broadly crushed the U.S. equities market this year, in one of the biggest market surprises of 2025.

The British Medical Association is calling for improved pay and an increase in available jobs for qualified doctors.

Fast, direct-current charging can charge an EV’s battery from about 20 percent to 80 percent in 20 minutes. That’s not bad, but it’s still about six times longer than it takes to fill the tank of an ordinary petrol-powered vehicle.One of the major bottlenecks to even faster charging is cooling, spec…

Population fell by 0.2% in third quarter – and the only other quarterly decline on record was attributed to Covid limitsCanada experienced one of its largest drops in population in the most recent quarter, the result of a crackdown on international students. The drop marks dramatic turnaround for a …

Intel XPU Manager 1.3.5 released today as the newest version of this open-source software for monitoring and managing Intel GPU hardware with a focus on their data center products. Notable with this revision is adding BMG-G31 GPU support...